Generating synergy between conceptual change and knowledge building

Human Development

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 134-152

  Lee, Chwee Beng ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Collective cognitive responsibilities; Conceptual change; Epistemic framework; Knowledge building; Progressive discourse; Sociocultural dimension

Indexed keywords

CHANGE THEORY; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 77954511334     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000315170     Document Type: Review

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